Monday, January 23, 2012

Up and Running?

Contrary to the prior post, CARTA has just recently gotten their new website with google transit option up and running. Now you can plug in the address you're leaving from and going to in order to get the bus route info you need. However, accuracy again is an issue. While I understand as William J. Hamilton ofEast Cooper CARTA Ridersstates that it's a huge project and there are bound to be some glitches, you would think they would update their list of bus stops rather than sending incorrect info to google transit. In fact, in response to one of my comments about them taking longer than announced to get google transit up and running Mr William answered, ‎"Nobody really understands CARTA. Many of our stops are matters of opinion." Bingo! And therein lies one of the biggest obstacles to being a regular commuter via CARTA. While I am encouraged that after more than two years of riding CARTA, they seem to be making some improvements, they still have a long way to go. Check out the new website.

Me

I'm a 47 year-old grandmother who fell into the carfree movement by accident. I've been an advocate of public transportation for many years and decided to blog about the rewards and challenges of living carfree in Charleston. Welcome to my world!